Cart - Add an 'Agree to terms and conditions' checkbox

[TyW]

Caution

This is an advanced tutorial and is not supported by Shopify. Knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Liquid is required. Consider hiring a Shopify Expert if you aren't comfortable doing the steps in the tutorial.

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You can add an I agree with the terms and conditions checkbox to your cart page that customers must check before continuing to the checkout. If a customer doesn't check the checkbox before clicking the checkout button, an alert pop up will prevent them from continuing.

Tip: It's not possible to add the checkbox to the checkout pages. It can be added only to the cart page that exists at http://www.your-shop-URL.com/cart.

The steps for this tutorial differ depending on whether you are using a sectioned or a non-sectioned theme. A sectioned theme is a newer theme that lets you drag and drop to arrange the layout of your store's pages.

To figure out whether your theme supports sections, go to the theme's Edit code page. If there are files in the Sections directory, you are using a sectioned theme. Non-sectioned themes were released before October 2016, and do not have files in the Sections directory.

If you are using a sectioned theme, then click the Sectioned themes button and follow the instructions. If you are using an older, non-sectioned theme, then click the Non-sectioned themes button and follow the instructions.

• Sectioned themes
• Non-sectioned themes

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Sectioned themes

Adding a checkbox to your cart page

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Themes.
2. Find the theme you want to edit, and then click Actions > Edit code.
3. In the Assets directory, click theme.js or theme.js.liquid.
   Note: For the Narrative theme, click theme.min.js.
4. At the bottom of the file, paste the following code:
   
   

     $(document).ready(function() {
       $('body').on('click', '[name="checkout"], [name="goto_pp"], [name="goto_gc"]', function() {
         if ($('#agree').is(':checked')) {
           $(this).submit();
         }
         else {
           alert("You must agree with the terms and conditions of sales to check out.");
           return false;
         }
       });
     });

5. Click Save.
6. In the Sections directory, click cart-template.liquid. If there is no cart-template.liquid file in the Sections directory, then click cart-template.liquid or cart.liquid in the Templates directory.
7. Find the HTML code for your checkout button. Look for a <button> or an <input> element with the name attribute set to checkout. The code might look something like this:
   
   

   <button type="submit" name="checkout" class="btn">{{ 'cart.general.checkout' | t }}</button>

   On a new line above the checkout button, paste the following code:
   
   

   <p style="float: none; text-align: right; clear: both; margin: 10px 0;">
     <input style="float:none; vertical-align: middle;" type="checkbox" id="agree" />
     <label style="display:inline; float:none" for="agree">
       I agree with the <a href="/pages/terms-and-conditions">terms and conditions</a>.
     </label>
   </p>

8. Within the code you just pasted, replace /pages/terms-and-conditions with the URL of your terms and conditions page.
   
   Note: You will need to create a terms and conditions page if it doesn't already exist.
   
   
9. Click Save.

Debut

If you use Debut version 17.3.0 or higher, you will need to add JQuery to your theme.liquid file in the Layout directory.

1. In your theme.liquid file, find </head>.
2. On a new line above </head>, paste the following code:
   
   

   <link rel="preload" href="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.2.4.min.js" as="script">
   <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.2.4.min.js" integrity="sha256-BbhdlvQf/xTY9gja0Dq3HiwQF8LaCRTXxZKRutelT44=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>

3. Click Save.

Boundless

If you use Boundless, you will also need to add the checkbox code to your theme.liquid file in the Layout directory.

1. In your theme.liquid file, find this line of code:
   
   

   <button type="submit" class="btn btn--full cart__checkout" name="checkout">

2. On a new line before the above line of code, paste the following code:
   
   

   <p style="float: none; text-align: right; clear: both; margin: 10px 0;">
     <input style="float:none; vertical-align: middle;" type="checkbox" id="agree" />
     <label style="display:inline; float:none" for="agree">
       I agree with the <a href="/pages/terms-and-conditions">terms and conditions</a>.
     </label>
   </p>

3. Within the code you just pasted, replace /pages/terms-and-conditions with the URL of your terms and conditions page.
4. Click Save.

Brooklyn

If you use Brooklyn, you will need to add the checkbox code to your ajax-cart-template.liquid file in the Snippets directory.

1. In your ajax-cart-template.liquid file, find this line of code:
   
   

   <button type="submit" name="update" class="btn--secondary update-cart">{{ 'cart.general.update' | t }}</button>

2. On a new line before the above line of code, paste the following code:
   
   

   <p style="float: none; text-align: right; clear: both; margin: 10px 0;">
     <input style="float:none; vertical-align: middle;" type="checkbox" id="agree" />
     <label style="display:inline; float:none" for="agree">
       I agree with the <a href="/pages/terms-and-conditions">terms and conditions</a>.
     </label>
   </p>

3. Within the code you just pasted, replace /pages/terms-and-conditions with the URL of your terms and conditions page.
4. Click Save.
   The next step for Brooklyn is to comment out a line of code in your theme's JavaScript file.
5. In the Assets directory, click theme.js.liquid. Find this line of code:
   
   

   theme.checkoutIndicator();

   Replace it with:
   
   

   // theme.checkoutIndicator();

6. Click Save.

Removing the additional checkout buttons from your cart page

If you've added checkout buttons other than PayPal to your cart page, then the terms and conditions checkbox won't work properly. For example, if you have the Pay with Amazon button on your cart page, then your customers will be able to click it and check out without agreeing to your term and conditions.

If you have a payment option that has its own checkout button, other than PayPal, you will have to remove the additional checkout buttons from the cart page. After customers have checked the checkbox you've added and reached the checkout, they will still be able to select the additional payment option from the Payment method page.

1. In the Sections directory, click cart-template.liquid.
2. Find the following code:
   
   

   {% if additional_checkout_buttons %}
     <div>{{ content_for_additional_checkout_buttons }}</div>
   {% endif %}

3. When you find the code, wrap it in Liquid {% comment %} and {% endcomment %} tags. This will stop the code from being shown on your store, and you can easily add it back if you want to change your new template later. Your code should look like this:
   
   

   {% comment %}
   {% if additional_checkout_buttons %}
     <div>{{ content_for_additional_checkout_buttons }}</div>
   {% endif %}
   {% endcomment %}

4. Click Save.

Updating older themes to use a supported version of jQuery

If you are having trouble getting the 'Agree to terms and conditions' checkbox to work, then confirm that your theme is using a jQuery version of 1.7 or newer. If your theme is running a version of jQuery that is older than 1.7, then you can edit your theme code to use a supported version instead.

1. In the Layout directory, click theme.liquid.
2. Within the <head> element, find a script tag that references your theme's jQuery source. The src attribute for the script tag contains a URL that includes /jquery/, followed by the version number. The tag looks something like this:
   
   

   <script type="text/javascript" src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.2/jquery.min.js"></script>

   In the script tag above, the jQuery version being used is 1.4.2. This is an older version of jQuery that will need to be updated for the customization to work. If your theme is using a version that is older than 1.7, replace the version number in the URL with 1.7. The result should look like this:

   
   

   <script type="text/javascript" src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7/jquery.min.js"></script>

3. Click Save.

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Non-sectioned themes

Adding a checkbox to your cart page in non-sectioned themes

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Themes.
2. Find the theme you want to edit, and then click Actions > Edit code.
3. In the Layout directory, click theme.liquid.
4. Find the closing </body> tag near the bottom of the file.
5. Above the closing </body> tag, paste the following code:
   
   

   <script>
   $('body').on('click', '[name="checkout"], [name="goto_pp"], [name="goto_gc"]', function() {
     if ($('#agree').is(':checked')) {
       $(this).submit();
     }
     else {
       alert("You must agree with the terms and conditions of sales to check out.");
       return false;
     }
   });
   </script>

6. Click Save.
7. In the Templates directory, click cart.liquid.
8. Find the HTML code for your checkout button. Look for a <button> or an <input> element with the name attribute set to checkout. The code might look something like this:
   
   

   <button type="submit" name="checkout" class="btn">{{ 'cart.general.checkout' | t }}</button>

9. On a new line above the checkout button, paste the following code:
   
   

   <p style="float: none; text-align: right; clear: both; margin: 10px 0;">
     <input style="float:none; vertical-align: middle;" type="checkbox" id="agree" />
     <label style="display:inline; float:none" for="agree">
       I agree with the <a href="/pages/terms-and-conditions">terms and conditions</a>.
     </label>
   </p>

   
10. Within the code you pasted, replace /pages/terms-and-conditions with the URL of your terms and conditions page.
    
    Note: You will need to create a terms and conditions page if it doesn't already exist.
    
    
11. Click Save.

Boundless

If you use Boundless, you will also need to add the checkbox code to your theme.liquid file in the Layout directory.

1. In your theme.liquid file, find this line of code:
   
   

   <button type="submit" class="btn btn--full cart__checkout" name="checkout">
   

2. On a new line before the above line of code, paste the following code:
   
   

   <p style="float: none; text-align: right; clear: both; margin: 10px 0;">
     <input style="float:none; vertical-align: middle;" type="checkbox" id="agree" />
     <label style="display:inline; float:none" for="agree">
       I agree with the <a href="/pages/terms-and-conditions">terms and conditions</a>.
     </label>
   </p>

   Within the code you just pasted, replace /pages/terms-and-conditions with the URL of your terms and conditions page.
3. Click Save.

Brooklyn

If you use Brooklyn, you will need to add the checkbox code to your ajax-cart-template.liquid file in the Snippets directory.

1. In your ajax-cart-template.liquid file, find this line of code:
   
   

   <button type="submit" class="btn--secondary btn--full cart__checkout" name="checkout">

2. On a new line before the above line of code, paste the following code:
   
   

   <p style="float: none; text-align: right; clear: both; margin: 10px 0;">
     <input style="float:none; vertical-align: middle;" type="checkbox" id="agree" />
     <label style="display:inline; float:none" for="agree">
       I agree with the <a href="/pages/terms-and-conditions">terms and conditions</a>.
     </label>
   </p>

3. Within the code you just pasted, replace /pages/terms-and-conditions with the URL of your terms and conditions page.
4. Click Save.
   
   The next step for Brooklyn is to comment out a line of code in your theme's JavaScript file.
   
   
5. In the Assets directory, click theme.js.liquid. Find this line of code:
   
   

   theme.checkoutIndicator();

   Replace it with:
   
   

   // theme.checkoutIndicator();

6. Click Save.

Removing the additional checkout buttons from your cart page

If you've added checkout buttons other than PayPal to your cart page, then the terms and conditions checkbox won't work properly. For example, if you have the Pay with Amazon button on your cart page, then your customers will be able to click it and check out without agreeing to your term and conditions.

If you have a payment option that has its own checkout button, other than PayPal, you will have to remove the additional checkout buttons from the cart page. After customers have checked the checkbox you've added and reached the checkout, they will still be able to select the additional payment option from the Payment method page.

1. In the Templates directory, click cart.liquid.
2. Find the following code:
   
   

     {% if additional_checkout_buttons %}
       <div>{{ content_for_additional_checkout_buttons }}</div>
     {% endif %}

3. When you find the code, wrap it in Liquid {% comment %} and {% endcomment %} tags. This will stop the code from being shown on your store, but will let you easily put it back if you want to change your new template later. Your code should look like this:
   
   

    {% comment %}
     {% if additional_checkout_buttons %}
       <div>{{ content_for_additional_checkout_buttons }}</div>
     {% endif %}
     {% endcomment %}

4. Click Save.

Updating older themes to use a supported version of jQuery

If you are having trouble getting the 'Agree to terms and conditions' checkbox to work, then confirm that your theme is using a jQuery version of 1.7 or newer. If your theme is running a version of jQuery that is older than 1.7, then you can edit your theme code to use a supported version instead.

1. In the Layout directory, click theme.liquid.
2. Within the <head> element, find a script tag that references your theme's jQuery source. The src attribute for the script tag contains a URL that includes /jquery/, followed by the version number. The tag looks something like this:
   
   

   <script type="text/javascript" src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.2/jquery.min.js"></script>

   In the script tag above, the jQuery version being used is 1.4.2. This is an older version of jQuery that will need to be updated for the customization to work. If your theme is using a version that is older than 1.7, replace the version number in the URL with 1.7. The result should look like this:
   
   

   <script type="text/javascript" src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7/jquery.min.js"></script>

3. Click Save.

[Nvision112]

Hi,

I am using Debut theme and I could not get it working with the gived guidelines. Anything specific I should do when using Debut theme?

[Nvision112]

The button now shows on my site, but it can be bypassed by either not simply marking the box or clicking buy it now button.

[LandofWaterfall]

I have the same issue when using Debut theme. Everything appears to look fine, but the logic is faulty.

If a customer does not select "I Agree" they can still click checkout and be directed straight to checkout with no pop up.

A solution to this would be much appreciated!

[dclopez]

Good morning,

It seems as if the line was missing the required="required" in the line for the cart.liquid. It's working for me now. Try this.

Original:

<p style="float: none; text-align: right; clear: both; margin: 10px 0;">
  <input style="float:none; vertical-align: middle;" type="checkbox" id="agree" />
  <label style="display:inline; float:none" for="agree">    I agree with the <a href="/pages/terms-and-conditions">terms and conditions</a>.
  </label>
</p>

Updated with required added ----- USE THIS BELOW:

<p style="float: none; text-align: right; clear: both; margin: 10px 0;">
<input style="float:none; vertical-align: middle;" type="checkbox" id="agree" required="required" />
<label style="display:inline; float:none" for="agree">
I agree with the <a href="Replace with your link to terms and conditions here">terms and conditions</a>.
</label>
</p>

[maison1]

Hello Thank you for commenting on the article, it did not work for me also, I did follow your adjustments and was still not able to get the "required" portion to work out. Would you be able to assist me that? That would seriously be awesome thank you! 

[dclopez]

Can you paste the 2 sections here?

[AlexS]

I am using the Venture theme and I had noticed this and changed it to required but you are still able to bypass the checkbox. Any other solutions to fixing this problem?

The logic makes sense it just doesn't want to work! So frustrating!

[amir_zsafaei]

Thank you for the great tutorials but the required is not working for me. Also, I don't have that JS line in my theme, should I add that manually? 

[Andrew231]

Hi Dclopez, I tried this but it still let's me checkout with having to click the button, is yours still allowing you to have to click the checkbox?

[goclaire]

Hello! This worked for me, but how do I add a pop-up to remind the customers to tick the checkbox before clicking checkout? When they don't click the checkbox, the page just loads and does not proceed to checkout.

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@dclopez wrote:

Good morning,

It seems as if the line was missing the required="required" in the line for the cart.liquid. It's working for me now. Try this.

Original:

<p style="float: none; text-align: right; clear: both; margin: 10px 0;">
  <input style="float:none; vertical-align: middle;" type="checkbox" id="agree" />
  <label style="display:inline; float:none" for="agree">    I agree with the <a href="/pages/terms-and-conditions">terms and conditions</a>.
  </label>
</p>

Updated with required added ----- USE THIS BELOW:

<p style="float: none; text-align: right; clear: both; margin: 10px 0;">
<input style="float:none; vertical-align: middle;" type="checkbox" id="agree" required="required" />
<label style="display:inline; float:none" for="agree">
I agree with the <a href="Replace with your link to terms and conditions here">terms and conditions</a>.
</label>
</p>

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[developertmc]

Thanks for this post, it's very helpful.

How do I make the checkbox optional and how do I get that data on the product order?

I need to know if the customer checked or did not check the checkbox.

[goddessswag]

Hello - not sure if you are asking me or@gab33 ?   This is not my original post.

I would ask @gab33 

Wish I could assist but I don't know the answers to your questions.  I am not a developer or a guru.  I used the code for my brooklyn theme and it worked.

https://goddessswag.com  if you want to see my checkout set up.

[jkids]

@TyW thank you for the posts. I have the same question as developertmc below, would you be able to point us in the right direction please?

@developertmc did you work out how to make the checkbox optional and collect the information of whether they tick the checkbox? We are trying to do the same here...

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@developertmc wrote:

Thanks for this post, it's very helpful.

How do I make the checkbox optional and how do I get that data on the product order?

I need to know if the customer checked or did not check the checkbox.

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[Kerchie]

Any updates as to how to make this checkbox required? I can bypass it by clicking the checkout button.

[WGarzon]

Hi,

I'm running Debut theme and this seems to not work. Any way around it that you can find? It's still not making it "Required". 

Thank you!

[sherley]

how do i preselect the checkox

[RhiSquared]

Hello! I added the required part to the line of code, but mine is still not working. Have you had any issues with this by chance?

Thanks!

rhiandddept.com

[TanmayCreations]

Thanks for the code snippets to achieve the required functionality.

In the Dawn theme, please look for the other matching files as mentioned below:

1. cart.js INSTEAD OF theme.js or theme.js.liquid
2. main-cart-footer.liquid INSTEAD OF cart-template.liquid or cart.liquid

Also, use <a href="/pages/terms-and-conditions" target="_blank"> INSTEAD OF just <a href="/pages/terms-and-conditions"> so that the original cart page is intact. And, the terms & conditions page opens up in a new window, which could be closed after reading and still the cart window is available for the customer to checkout.

All this worked for me in Debut theme. I believe this information would help!

[highdesertsci]

 This didnt work for me. Is there another way to make the check box required? Im using the Dawn theme. 

I'd also like to position the checkbox and statement to the left and elongateits margins. how can I achieve this?

[Buchholdt]

I enden up using the app "Terms and Conditions Checkbox". Not a perfect solution, but for now it works.

[evotionchastity]

I made the change but it still lets customers go through without clicking the checkbox.

[Marlan]

Hi , Would you mind letting me know how you find the link of URL of your terms and conditions page? Thanks in advance 

[mArcoAl]

Debe ser porque estas utilizando theme.liquid en ves de theme.js  

Yo tuve el mismo problema pero si copias el código html correctamente todo funciona bien, revisa lo que te digo, no utilices la sección theme.liquid

[Dagmar1]

Hi,

thank you for your answer regarding o checkbox. First step in section
Layout - Theme.js I did changes but second step in section action
Template- cart. liquid. I don't have required codesand I dont know where to
put coes for checkout button I have just codes in attachment.
Can you help me how to manage it please?

thanks
Dagmar

[LadyKM]

Sorry - i was asking a question of the community, not providing an answer!

[wildjunkiebtq]

Which format/coding section did you use for your debut theme? I also have debut and am not sure which one to use. 

[Dagmar1]

Hi,

I use Modular not Debut theme. Thats why it is different.

thank you
Dagmar

[omersharon]

had the same, but this fixed it for me and might help some people so leaving it here: https://community.shopify.com/c/technical-q-a/terms-and-conditions-checkbox-not-working-refresh-them...

[kalobyte]

Just want to say to all, if you are from Germany.

This tutorial is useless, because the ckeckbox appears on cart, but not on the last step of checkout.

I spend some hours to realize that I'am working on cart-template and this file is not the checkout page, on which I test it and refresh it like idiot.

Ckeckout page appears if the buyer clicks "buy now" button and goes thru many pages with forms.

And according to german laws this checkbox muss be near of the "complete order" button on the last step.

[RuDu]

Hi Kalobyte,

as i am intergrating the buy button in our wordpress page, could you tell me how you solved to implement this at the last page (complete order?)

Thanks a lot and greetings from germany

[GARESIOVINI]

Thanks for the tutorial. I'm using Debut and the button now shows on my site, but it can be bypassed by either not simply marking the box or clicking "buy now" button. Moreover, now when you click "Buy now" button, the button fades away before taking you to checkout, resulting in a longer waiting time before reaching the checkout page.

Any solution?

P.S I'm using the latest debut version, which is probably updated compared to the one of this tutorial.

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[Dagmar1]

Hi I am using Modular theme and in second step: 

1. In the Templates directory, click cart.liquid.
2. Find the HTML code for your checkout button. Look for a <button> or an <input> element with the name attribute set to checkout. The code might look something like this:

I dot have in this section <button> or an <input> I have just this codes:

<section class="container-wrap">

<div class="container">

{% include 'site-cart' %}

</div>

</section>

{% include 'ajax-cart' %}

Can someone help with this what to do?

thank you so much 🙂